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On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored in part by Hanwha Defense USA, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Cavas Ships co-host Chris Servello, and Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the US presidential race enters its last month as a devastating hurricane and growing unrest in the Middle East could decide who ends up in the White House, Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran retaliates with a massive ballistic missile barrage, Jerusalem vows retaliation and President Biden confirms strikes on Iran's energy facilities have been discussed in a move that sends oil prices soaring, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte succeeds Jens Stoltenberg as NATO's new secretary general, Ukraine retreats from Vuledhar as Russia's strategy of throwing of men and weapons into fight helps gain ground in Donbas, the People's Republic of China celebrates its 75th anniversary by dialing up coercion in the South China Sea, and Shigeru Ishiba succeed Fumio Kishida as Japan's 65th prime minister.

①The World Economic Forum's 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as Summer Davos, has wrapped up in northeast China. What are the topics of concern at the meeting? (00:50) ②NATO has selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next boss. Who is Rutte? (11:30) ③Bolivian President Luis Arce has denounced what appeared to be an attempted coup as groups of heavily armed soldiers marched on the plaza outside the government headquarters in La Paz.(23:00) ④Our preview of the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference set in Shanghai on July 4th.(31:20) ⑤U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell suggested his country should welcome more students from China, but to study the humanities rather than sciences.(43:00)

Kenya's president concedes to protesters following a week of unprecedented demonstrations against a proposed finance bill. Also, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been selected as the next secretary-general of NATO. And, WikiLeaks founder Jullian Assange walks out of a courtroom on the US territory of Saipan a free man after pleading guilty to a single charge of publishing US military secrets. Plus, French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux releases her newest album, “Vida.”

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim join host Vago Muradian to discuss the Senate Armed Services Committee boost to defense spending as details of it's version of the National Defense Authorization Act emerge, the White House surges air defense weapons to Ukraine and broadens Kyiv's ability to use US weapons to strike Russia, Vladimir Putin visits North Korea and Vietnam to ink a mutual security pact with Pyongyang and deepen relations with Hanoi, House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner blasts the Biden administration for not disclosing details of Russia's plans to put a nuclear capability in space and doing more to stop it, announcement that outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will succeeded Jens Stoltenberg as NATO's 14th secretary general, China ratchets up tensions against the Philippines, Bibi Netanyahu accuses Washington of withholding weapons — a charge the White House denies — as the Israel Defense Force increasingly finds itself at odds with the country's own prime minister.

In our news wrap Thursday, Vladimir Putin signed deals with Vietnam during his trip to bolster support in Asia, the trial of a Russian American woman accused of treason began in Moscow, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to be the next NATO Secretary General and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced sanctions against Mexican drug cartel members in a push to address the opioid crisis. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Vladimir Putin signed deals with Vietnam during his trip to bolster support in Asia, the trial of a Russian American woman accused of treason began in Moscow, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to be the next NATO Secretary General and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced sanctions against Mexican drug cartel members in a push to address the opioid crisis. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

①Addressing a reception celebrating 50 years of bilateral ties in Kuala Lumpur, Chinese Premier Li Qiang says China and Malaysia have brought the bilateral relationship to a new starting point. What are the details? (00:50) ②China and South Korea have held their first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security "2+2" talks in Seoul. What's been discussed? (15:10) ③Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has neared his goal of becoming the next NATO chief after Hungary and Slovakia indicated support for his bid.(25:10) ④OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever is starting a rival AI company focused on "building safe super-intelligence." (35:10) ⑤We have an exclusive interview with former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev.(44:50)

Claims that Turkish President Erdogan has canceled an upcoming meeting at the White House have been circulating in Turkish media. With neither Washington nor Ankara formally denying the rumors, it is raising more questions about whether they are true or not. In the meantime, it seems Ankara is once again putting up hurdles with regard to NATO, this time over the approval of former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the new secretary-general. Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor's chief correspondent covering major stories on the Middle East and North Africa, including Turkey, joins Thanos Davelis to get to the bottom of these rumors around Erdogan's White House visit.Read Amberin Zaman's latest here: Has Turkey's Erdogan axed his Biden meeting because of Israel?You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:French ask to borrow air defense systemPyatt: Greece can cover 80% of needs via RES

European equities react negatively following hawkish comments from ECB President Christine Lagarde who warns not to expect interest rate cuts until the summer. In Davos we hear from outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who says centrist parties in Europe must be clearer on tough issues in the face of populist party challenges. We also speak to UK Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves who is positioning Labour as a pro-business party, with no plans to increase income tax. French President Emmanuel Macron issues a rallying cry for the EU project but bemoans the bloc's fragmentation. Tech giant Apple will remove a blood oxygen feature from Apple watches after an appeals court reinstates a U.S. sales ban following an I.P. dispute with med-tech firm Masimo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As world leaders gathered in New York for the 78th United Nations General Assembly, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte led his country's delegation for the last time.After 13 years in power, the Netherlands' longest-serving premier is leaving office after a dispute about immigration led to the collapse of his coalition government.In this episode, we examine the political and diplomatic legacy of the politician nicknamed "Teflon Mark", who is known for being a resilient operator.The prime minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, talks to Al Jazeera.Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News

In today's episode, President Christodoulides discussed his proposal for a more active EU role in the efforts to resume talks and reach a solution of the Cyprus problem, as well as the next steps forward during separate meetings he had with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Council President Charles Michel. Meanwhile, Cyprus is 29th out of 49 countries in the Council of Europe when it comes to LGBTI+ rights, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said. Elsewhere, police announced they have identified the skull found in Koloni as belonging to 79-year-old Briton Ann Naisbitt, who had been reported as missing since the beginning of April. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

Japanese inflation hits a 41-year high of 4 per cent last month, which is twice the BoJ's target as the central bank sticks with its ultra-loose policy. We hear from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who says he does not believe the U.S. IRA was intended to hurt EU economies but the move has impacted businesses within the bloc. U.S. markets are in the red for the week as jitters over the Federal Reserve's rate path dampens sentiment. Activist Greta Thunberg slams WEF policy makers for not prioritising climate concerns. And in crypto news, lender Genesis officially files for bankruptcy, holding liabilities of $11bn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's pledge to join the U.S. and Germany's efforts to train and arm Ukraine with advanced Patriot air defence systems. And Australian military personnel are being deployed to Britain this week to help train Ukrainian recruits in their fight against Russia. - Украинскиот претседател Володимир Зеленски го поздрави ветувањето на холандскиот премиер Марк Руте да им се придружи на напорите на САД и Германија да ја обучат и вооружат Украина со напредни системи за воздушна одбрана Патриот. Во меѓувреме австралиски воен персонал оваа недела е распореден во Велика Британија за да помогне во обуката на украинските регрути во нивната борба против Русија.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's pledge to join the U.S. and Germany's efforts to train and arm Ukraine with advanced Patriot air defence systems. And Australian military personnel are being deployed to Britain this week to help train Ukrainian recruits in their fight against Russia

Guest: Drew Cho, Reporter1. President Yoon and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, energy, and defense2. President Yoon met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and discussed wide range of issues3. Senior U.S. defense official visits S. Korea for briefing on U.S. strategic reviews4. A wide-ranging probe into the response to the deadly Itaewon 10.29 tragedy5. 김진표 asked both the DP and PPP to submit the list for the special committee on the parliamentary investigation6. Private investors are opposing the introduction of the financial investment income taxSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles Listen To This Episode:  Apple / Spotify / Google / Libsyn / Overcast / RSS Charts for episode can be found on BitcoinandMarkets.com/fed100 Fed Watch is the macro podcast for bitcoiners. Each episode we discuss current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies. In this episode, CK and I cover developments in Japan in regards to Yield Curve Control, in the US in regards to growth and inflation forecasts, and in Europe in regards to the concern about fragmentation. At the end of the episode, we celebrate the 100th episode of Fed Watch by reviewing some of the guests and calls we have made throughout the show's history. Big Trouble in Japan The economic troubles in Japan are legendary at this point. They have suffered through several lost decades of low growth and low inflation, addressed by the best monetary policy tools of the day, by some of the best experts in economics (maybe that was the mistake). None of it has worked, but let's take a minute to review how we got here. Japan entered their recession/depression back in 1991 after their giant asset bubble burst. Since that time, Japanese economic growth has been averaging roughly 1% a year, with low unemployment, and very low dynamism. It's not negative GDP growth, but it's the bare minimum to have an economic pulse.  To address these issues, Japan became the first major central bank to launch Quantitative Easing (QE) in 2001. This is where the central bank, Bank of Japan (BOJ) would buy government securities from the banks in an attempt to correct any balance sheet problems, clearing the way for those banks to lend (aka print money). That first attempt at QE failed miserably, and in fact, caused growth to fall from 1.1% down to 1%. The Japanese were convinced by Western academic economists, like Paul Krugman, who claimed the BOJ failed because they had not "credibly promised to be irresponsible". They must change the inflation/growth expectations of the people by shocking them into inflationary worry. Round two of monetary policy in 2013 was dubbed QQE (Quantitative and Qualitative Easing). In this strategy, the BOJ would cause "shock and awe" at their profligacy, buying not only government securities but other assets like ETFs on the Tokyo stock market. Of course, this failed, too. Round three was the addition of Yield Curve Control (YCC) in 2016, where the BOJ would peg the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) to a range of ±10 bps. In 2018, that range was expanded to ±20 bps, and in 2021 to ±25 bps, where we are today. The YCC Fight As the world is now dealing with massive price rises due to the economic hurricane, the government bond yield curve in Japan is pressing upward, testing the BOJ's resolve. As of now, the ceiling has been breached several times, but it hasn't completely burst through. The BOJ now owns more than 50% of all government bonds, on top of their huge share of ETFs on their stock exchange. At this rate, the entire Japanese economy is going to be owned by the BOJ soon. The Yen is also crashing against the dollar. Below is the exchange rate, how many yen to a US dollar. Federal Reserve DSGE Forecasts Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, went in front of Congress this week and said that a US recession was not his "base case", despite nearly all economic indicators crashing in the last month. Here we take a look at the Fed's own DSGE model. The New York Fed DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model has been used to forecast the economy since 2011, and its forecasts have been made public continuously since 2014.The current version of the New York Fed DSGE model is a closed economy, representative agent, rational expectations model (although we deviate from rational expectations in modeling the impact of recent policy changes, such as average inflation targeting, on the economy). The model is medium scale, in that it involves several aggregate variables such as consumption and investment, but is not as detailed as other, larger, models. As you can see below, the model is predicting this year's Q4 to Q4 GDP to be negative, as well as the 2023 GDP. That checks with my own estimation and expectation that the US will experience a prolonged but slight recession, while the rest of the world experiences a deeper recession. In the below chart, I point out the return to the post Great Financial Crisis (GFC) norm of low growth and low inflation, a norm shared by Japan by the way. European Anti-fragmentation Cracks Only a week after we showed watchers and listeners of Fed Watch ECB President Christine Lagarde's frustration at the repeated anti-fragmentation questions, EU heavyweight, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, comes through like a bull in a china shop. I read parts of an article from Bloomberg, where Rutte claims it's up to Italy, not the ECB, to contain credit spreads. What's the big worry about fragmentation anyway? The European Monetary Union (EMU, aka Eurozone), is a monetary union without a fiscal union. The ECB policy must serve different countries with different indebtedness. This means that ECB policy on interest rates will affect each country within the union differently, and more indebted countries like Italy, Greece and Spain will suffer a greater burden of rising rates. The worry is that these credit spreads will lead to another European Debt Crisis 2.0, and perhaps even political fractures as well. Countries could be forced to leave the Eurozone and/or the European Union itself over this issue. Lookback on 100 Episodes The last part of this episode is spent looking back at some of the predictions and great calls we've made. It didn't go according to my plan, however, and we got lost in some weeds. But overall, we were able to highlight the success of our unique theories put forward by this show in the bitcoin space. Strong dollar Bitcoin and USD stablecoin dominance US's relative decentralization makes it a better fit for bitcoin Bearish on China and Europe We also highlight some specific calls that have been spot on, which you'll have to watch the episode to hear. I wanted to highlight these things to show the success of our contrarian views, despite being unpopular amongst bitcoiners. This show is an important voice in the bitcoin scene because we are prodding and poking the narratives to find the truth of the global monetary system. Links More on Japan's YCC trouble https://archive.ph/zcIOW Federal Reserves DSGE model https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/policy/dsge#/interactive Mark Rutte on fragmentation https://archive.ph/K6nHI That does it for this week. Thanks to the watchers and listeners. If you enjoy this content please SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW on iTunes, and SHARE! Written by Ansel Lindner Economist, bitcoin specialist, and author of the Bitcoin Dictionary and the free weekly Bitcoin Fundamentals Report. Find more from Ansel at the bitcoinandmarkets.com

Overnight Boris Johnson confirmed that Freedom Day is nigh for Britons. Next Monday July 19th.  But whatever you do, don't call it Freedom Day.  What Boris is saying is, “You don't have to wear masks or socially distance but please, wear masks and socially distance”.That's because he knows and we know that Britain is taking a risk.  The only question is whether it is too risky.I think he may have got it right this time after dramatically getting it wrong first time round.The thinking goes that because of the vaccination programme that has now hit 66 percent of the population, the UK is approaching the hallowed ground of herd immunity.Critics say that's still too low.  There are still 30,000 cases a day and a quarter of a million infected in the country and herd immunity doesn't kick in until 70 to 80 per cent are vaccinated.  They worry that allowing Covid to circulate in the UK will create even more variants that could threaten the effectivity of the vaccine.But that's when you only consider the vaccination rate.  Last week the Office for National Statistics said 89 per cent of the adult population have tested positive for Covid antibodies. Not only have a lot of people had the vaccine, a lot have actually had the virus.That means the UK is closer to the herd immunity sweet spot than the vaccination rate suggests.  And that's been reflected in the lack of hospitalisations and deaths that we're seeing despite 30,000 cases a day.So Boris may have got it right.  We'll see. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte got it wrong last month when he opened nightclubs and restaurants too soon, resulting in a rapid rise of infections in young people.  Today he apologised for an error of judgement and reimposed restrictions.So Boris is going for it next Monday, and he's shouting from the rooftops that it's not Freedom Day but more a day where the abundance of caution becomes a personal responsibilityIt's all enough to start feeling jealous of the vaccinated world when we lack behind at 10.2 percent fully vaccinated.  We're nowhere near herd immunity.All we can do is what we can do with what has been allotted to us. It beggars belief that we found nearly 1800 unvaccinated border workers yesterday. Line ‘em up and give them the shot.No jab, no job. If you think that's against your human rights, then you're on your own.  It's against all our human rights that you remain a weak link in our national security.

A Dutch advisory group says the Netherlands should apologise for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and recognise it as a crime against humanity.The independent panel recommended that the Netherlands' colonial past should be taught in schools and a national slavery museum should be established.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has previously said that his government would not apologise for the slave trade because it was not his place to pass judgement on Dutch history.Historians estimate that Dutch traders transported around half a million enslaved Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th Centuries.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a dovish line. The central bank sees interest rates staying near zero until at least 2023, despite Fed members offering a more optimistic outlook for growth and inflation this year. Markets cheered Powell’s announcements with the Dow closing at over 33-thousand points for the first time while yields ease. However, U.S. futures point to a muted open on Wall Street today. In Europe, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to secure a fourth term in office, to become the country's longest serving leader. His VVD party are projected to win 35 of the 150 seats. Meanwhile the vaccine row on the continent heats up and the EU goes on the attack - warning it will hold back vaccine exports to nations it says are failing to deliver jabs to the bloc.

On this episode of .think Atlantic, IRI’s Thibault Muzergues and a Dutch politician and a Member of European Parliament, Liesje Schreinemacher talk about the Netherlands as the Dutch go to the polls for important legislative elections these days. The general election is largely seen as a referendum on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is aiming to secure a fourth term with an election victory that would put him on course to be the Netherlands’ longest-serving government chief – but what next? What explains the long-term dominance of the center-right parties in Dutch politics? Is the “frugal” branding of the Netherlands correct? How should we understand the Netherlands’ philosophy towards the EU? How does the Netherlands view the debate about strategic autonomy? Liesje Schreinemacher is a Dutch politician and lawyer who is serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy political party. She was elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election and is a part of the Renew Europe parliamentary group. She is a member of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Legal Affairs and a part of the parliamentary delegation for relations with the United States and a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights. Find Liesje on Twitter at @LSchreinemacher Find Thibault on Twitter at @tmuzergues Visit IRI’s website at www.iri.org

European Union leaders remained fundamentally divided for a third day Sunday over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that they might not reach a deal despite the urgency imposed by the pandemic.Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said in his seven years' experience of European meetings, "I have never seen positions as diametrically opposed as this."Even with Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron negotiating as the closest of partners, the traditionally powerful Franco-German alliance could not get the bloc's 27 quarrelling nations in line.Often negotiating outdoors on a sundeck in the Europa summit centre in Brussels, the blue skies and fresh breeze had no impact on the mood. Undiplomatic terms like ""hate" and "grumpy" have been thrown around between leaders during marathon negotiations that should have drawn everyone closer together to fight a historic recession in the bloc."Whether there will be a solution, I still can't say," Merkel said as she arrived early for the extra day of talks.The pandemic has sent the EU into a tailspin, killing around 135,000 of its citizens and sending its economy into an estimated contraction of 8.3% this year.The bloc's executive has proposed a 750 billion-euro coronavirus fund, partly based on common borrowing, to be sent as loans and grants to the countries hit hardest by the pandemic. That comes on top of the seven-year 1 trillion-euro EU budget that leaders have been haggling over for months even before the pandemic hit.All nations agree they need to band together but five richer countries in the north, led by the Netherlands, want strict controls on spending, while struggling southern nations like Spain and Italy say those conditions should be kept to a minimum.The differences were so great that Sunday's resumption of talks by all 27 leaders together was pushed back several hours as small groups worked on new compromise proposals.The leaders finally sat down to dinner together in the early evening, and could mull a proposal from the group of five wealthy northern nations that suggested a coronavirus recovery fund with 350 million euros of grants and the same amount again in loans. The five EU nations nicknamed "the frugals" — the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Denmark — had long opposed any grants at all.Merkel and Macron walked out of heated talks before dawn Sunday with the frugals, bemoaning their lack of commitment to a common cause."They ran off in a bad mood," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.Rutte has long been known as a European bridge builder, but this weekend his tough negotiating stance is being blamed for holding up a deal. He and his allies are pushing for labor market and pension reforms to be linked to EU handouts and a "brake" enabling EU nations to monitor and, if necessary, halt projects that are being paid for by the recovery fund.Rutte and the other frugal leaders held talks with EU summit host Charles Michel early Sunday but Merkel and Macron refused to water down their proposals of aid.While Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says he has a good personal relationship with Rutte, he said the "clash is very hard" and that Rutte's demand for a veto "is an unwarranted request.""He can't ask us to do specific reforms," Conte said. "Once (the aid) is approved, each country will present its proposals."Another member of the frugals, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, said he still believed a deal was possible, but there is a "long way to go," the Austria Press Agency cited Kurz as saying.Rutte also wants a link to be made between the handout of EU funds and the rule of law — a connection aimed at Poland and Hungary, countries with right-wing populist governments that many in the EU think are sliding away from democratic rule.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban raised the spectre of a second wave of COVID-19 that could hit EU economies...

Negotiations over the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021 – 2027 just have started. But as tensions and divergences between the EU member states are rising, a final agreement seems considerably far away for now. The European Union is subject to a series of unprecedented constraints, the most significant one being the UK’s departure and the withdrawal of the money it once granted. Still, the implications of the budget allocation are manifold and extremely far-reaching. It will affect major themes which stand at the very basis of the Union and its future role on the global stage, such as national sovereignty, climate and innovation. Our Director Mark Leonard is joined by ECFR co-chair and director of the Danish think tank EUROPA Lykke Friis, as well as ECFR experts Jonathan Hackenbroich and Pawel Zerka to dissect the ongoing status of the discussions. Inspired by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, here are some recommendations by our podcast crew on what to read during the long hours of MFF negotiations: Bookshelf: - “Den nya oredans tid” by Carl Bildt - “The three escapes by Hannah Arendt” by Ken Krimstein - "The books of Jacob“ by Olga Tokarczuk - “Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System” by Barry Eichengreen - - - "Håbets Europa” by Lykke Friis - "En kuffert i Berlin: Rejse i Angela Merkels Tyskland“ by Lykke Friis This podcast was recorded on 25 February 2020. Picture (c) European Union

There's a famous quote about Dutch politics which says: "if Dutch politics ever gets interesting then something has gone terribly wrong."This is nonsense. Dutch politics is fascinating. This time in the podcast I'm joined by historian and Dutch politics expert and insider Pieter Gerrit Kroeger. We talk about what's hot now in Dutch politics, how the system works, what the Dutch stand for internationally and there's anecdotes to finish off. You can use chapter marks to skip straight to your favourite bit. If you like Here in Holland why not become a patron? For a small monthly contribution you’ll be supporting the show and with more patrons then I'll have the chance to make more shows and try new stuff. Become a patron today Links: Here in Holland email: hereinholland@gmail.com Subscribe in iTunes or Android app of choice. Now on SpotifySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/hereinholland)

07-02-2018 - U.S.-Netherlands Relations - President Trump and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte spoke with reporters - audio - English

What is normal behaviour? What is a normal handshake? A letter published by the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in which he expressed the idea that if certain people couldn’t behave normally they should leave, made Henning got triggered by the absurdity of our need to be normal. Using handshakes as a metaphor for normal behaviour he did several interventions and decided to design a testing station for handshakes, an experimental format where the participants are forced to adjust to the given normality. Interview: Katinka Baehr | Editing and sounddesign: Jair Stein | Mix: Alfred Koster | Editor in chief: Jennifer Pettersson | Soundtrack: Blue Dot Sessions – Two Dollar Token / Partly Sage / When in the West. Music: www.freemusicarchive.org

We take a look back at elections in some of the EU's biggest countries. Back in March, the Netherlands got the ball rolling with its parliamentary polls. The party of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte managed to retain its position as the largest in parliament even if it did lose seats, while the party of far right anti-immigration, anti-EU candidate Geert Wilders made gains. Nonetheless, it was seen as a win for the EU as the populists did not take over.